idikazi

Zulu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːdiɠâːzi/

Noun

īdikâzi class 5 (plural amadikâzi class 6)

1. young widow eligible for remarrying

Inflection

Class 5/6
	Singular	Plural
Full form	idikazi	amadikazi
Locative	edikazini	emadikazini
	Singular		Plural
Full form	idikazi		amadikazi
Simple form	lidikazi		madikazi
Locative	edikazini		emadikazini
Copulative	yidikazi		ngamadikazi
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wedikazi	owedikazi	wamadikazi	owamadikazi
Class 2	bedikazi	abedikazi	bamadikazi	abamadikazi
Class 3	wedikazi	owedikazi	wamadikazi	owamadikazi
Class 4	yedikazi	eyedikazi	yamadikazi	eyamadikazi
Class 5	ledikazi	eledikazi	lamadikazi	elamadikazi
Class 6	edikazi	awedikazi	amadikazi	awamadikazi
Class 7	sedikazi	esedikazi	samadikazi	esamadikazi
Class 8	zedikazi	ezedikazi	zamadikazi	ezamadikazi
Class 9	yedikazi	eyedikazi	yamadikazi	eyamadikazi
Class 10	zedikazi	ezedikazi	zamadikazi	ezamadikazi
Class 11	lwedikazi	olwedikazi	lwamadikazi	olwamadikazi
Class 14	bedikazi	obedikazi	bamadikazi	obamadikazi
Class 15	kwedikazi	okwedikazi	kwamadikazi	okwamadikazi
Class 17	kwedikazi	okwedikazi	kwamadikazi	okwamadikazi

Further reading

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-dikazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-dikazi (6.6.6.3-8.9)”